Identification and Expression Pattern Analysis of LysM Gene Family in Maize
To elucidate the role of the LysM gene family in maize growth,development and disease resistance,the members of the LysM gene family in maize were identified using bioinformatics methods,and the physicochemi-cal properties of the proteins,subcellular localization,phylogenetic relationships,cis-acting elements in the promot-er region of the genes,expression patterns in different tissues and in response to Setosphearia turcica infection were also analyzed.The results showed that there were 11 ZmLysM family members in maize.Bioinformatics analysis re-vealed that ZmLysMs proteins were distributed in the plasma membrane,chloroplast,and extracellular.ZmLysMs members were closely related to rice and wheat which were belong to monocotyledons.Several hormone responsive,stress responsive and light responsive elements were identified in the promoter sequences of ZmLysMs members.Furthermore,it was found that 10 ZmLysMs members were expressed in various tissues.Among these,ZmLysM1,ZmLysM4 and ZmLysM6 exhibited a constitutive expression pattern,while ZmLysM 10 was only expressed in root tis-sue.ZmLysM2,ZmLysM6,and ZmLysM7 were differentially expressed after inoculation with S.turcica,indicating a potential role in the response to S.turcica infection.